Wavuti Updates

Expert say: Millions of wives wed to gay men

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:05:00 PST

There may be as many as 16 million women on the Chinese mainland who are married to homosexual men, a leading expert has estimated. Professor Zhang Bei-chuan at Qingdao University, an authority on AIDS and HIV, says that due to traditional family values in China, about 90 percent of homosexual men get married because of pressure to conform. "But...

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Rest In Peace Whitney Houston

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:50:00 PST

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Thubutu kuufyatua huo mshale uone...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:19:00 PST

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Majambazi, Majangili Dar! Watu hawalali majumbani mwao kwa hofu

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:19:00 PST

Mheshimiwa Mbunge, mimi na familia yangu ni wakazi wa Kisota. Mwezi Agosti mwaka jana tulivamiwa na majambazi ambao walitusubiri nje ya nyumba yetu na walifanikiwa kurusha risasi ambayo iligonga kwenye gari na kuvunja kioo cha mbele. Ilikuwa ni saa nne kasorobo usiku. Baadae kuna mikutano mbalimbali ya ulinzi na usalama ilifuatia lakini matukio...

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Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:04:00 PST

This scheme provides researchers from low- and middle-income countries - who are at an early stage in the establishment of their research careers - with opportunities for research experience and high-quality research training in public health and tropical medicine. Research projects should be aimed at understanding and controlling diseases...

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John L. McGoldrick Fellowship in Biostatistics in AIDS Research

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:22:00 PST

Eligibility / Application Requirements Applicants typically would hold an advanced degree (PhD, MD, MS, MPH), would be engaged in HIV/AIDS or related service or health research activities in sub-Saharan Africa, and would return to these research activities upon completion of their training at Harvard. To apply, please provide the following...

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Jay-Z & Beyonce's Baby Blue Ivy photos

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:09:00 PST

photos: necolebitchie.com (click to see more)

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Martin Luther King Jr.: The Assassination Tapes

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:03:00 PST

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee is one of the defining moments in American history. The new Smithsonian Channel IS premiering a one-hour documentary on some never before seen or heard accounts of that day. Tom Jennings, filmmaker of "MLK: The...

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Uchambuzi: Madaktari Waangusha Mbuyu!

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:47:00 PST

Ndugu zangu, Ijumaa ya jana, tena asubuhi na mapema, nilisoma kichwa hicho cha habari kwenye gazeti la Mwananchi la mtandaoni . Kinavutia. Kinaacha tafsiri nyingi. Habari hiyo ilitokana na mkutano Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda na madaktari waliogoma. Mkutano ambao ulimalizika kwa kupatikana suluhu ya mgogoro, na hivyo basi, madaktari kumaliza mgomo...

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Kamera ya ulinzi yanasa wizi ulivyotokea ndani ya maduka Mlimani City

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:01:00 PST

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50 Cent visits hunger victims in Somalia, Kenya

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:03:00 PST

Curtis James Jackson III aka 50 Cent, the rap star from New York flew briefly to the Somali town of Dolo on Wednesday along the Ethiopian border to visit a refugee camp run by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. 50 Cent, or Curtis Jackson as he is also known, has committed to providing 1 billion meals to the hungry, and...

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Job: Part-Time Research Officer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:38:00 PST

The International Migration Institute (IMI) is seeking to appoint a research officer to work on a new research project funded by the MacArthur Foundation to explore how conflict interacts with patterns of mobility in the Great Lakes region of Africa. The Research Officer will play a central role in all stages of the project including developing...

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Call for Applications: Fifth South-South Summer Institute

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:50:00 PST

RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH. 21 MAY – 1 JUNE, 2012 - RECIFE, BRAZIL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA), the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in...

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Hoja ya January Makamba (Mb) kuhusu Sheria ya Udhibiti wa Upangaji Nyumba

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:29:00 PST

HOJA BINAFSI YA NDUGU JANUARY MAKAMBA (CCM – BUMBULI) KUHUSU SHERIA YA UDHIBITI WA SHUGHULI ZA UPANGAJI NYUMBA ZA MAKAZI (RENTAL HOUSING ACT) 9 Februari, 2012 Mheshimiwa Spika, Nakushukuru kwa kunipa fursa na heshima ya kuwasilisha hoja hii katika Bunge lako tukufu. Mheshimiwa Spika, Hoja yangu ina madhumuni ya kuliomba Bunge lako...

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Tahadhari ya utapeli: Wizi wa fedha kupitia "mobile banking"

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:34:00 PST

Leo yamenifika, na ninapenda kutoa tahadhari hii kama hili halijawahi kukumba. Leo asubuhi kuna jamaa alinipigia simu akidai kuwa anatoka kitengo cha NMB mobile banking akaniambia kuwa airtel wanatoa bonus kwa wateja wazuri wanaotumia service hiyo. Sasa bila kujua hili wala lile nikatoa taarifa za simu yangu na hata za account yangu. Guess what?...

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Mnyika - Toka Bungeni: Sheria ya Katiba; Maji Ubungo; Kiwanda cha Urafiki

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:51:00 PST

Kutoka Bungeni: Muswada wa Marekebisho ya Sheria ya Mabadiliko ya Katiba; Maji Jimboni Ubungo mitaa ya pembezoni na Hatma ya Kiwanda cha Nguo cha Urafiki 09/02/2012: Nilichangia kwa maandishi muswada wa sheria ya marekebisho ya sheria ya mabadiliko ya katiba wa mwaka 2011; katika mchango wangu nilirejea pia msingi wa mapendekezo niliyoyatoa...

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Wakamatwa na meno ya tembo 30, Morogoro, Tanzania

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:45:00 PST

Vijana Erick Kiari kushoto Abel Adrian katikati na Anaheri Mkindi wakiwa chini ya ulinzi katika kituo cha polisi mkoa wa Morogoro baada ya kutuhumiwa kukutwa na meno ya tembo vipande 51 wakati wakisafiri kutoka mkoa wa Mbeya kwenda jijini Dar es Salaam kufuatia kukamatwa eneo la Msamvu mkoani Morogoro. (picha: blogu ya Juma Mtanda)

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Ajira: Nafasi ya Personal Secretary

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:21:00 PST

Kuna ofisi inatafuta PS (Personal Secretary). Awe na uzoefu wa kazi si chini ya mwaka mmoja Awe ni muongeaji mzuri wa Kiswahili na Kiingereza Awe ana taaluma ya Uhazili na uzoefu kidogo na kazi za Administaration Kama ni wewe ama kuna mtu unamjua mwambie atume maombi kwa foftz@yahoo.com au samuel_sasali@yahoo.com

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Uvujaji mitihani Tanzania: Zanzibar wanafutiwa matokeo; Bara wanarudia?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:48:00 PST

Katika kuthibitisha kuwa wanafunzi wa kizanzibari walikuwa wakikandamizwa na bado wanakandamizwa katika masuala ya mitihani inayosimamiwa na Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania ni haya yaliyotokea mwaka huu. Ni jambo la kawaida kutokea kesi za udanganyifu katika ufanyaji, na usimamizi wa mitihani ya taifa jambo ambalo huchukuliwa kama ni la kwenda...

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Seeking a consultant to work on SAICM QSP project on poisons centres

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:24:00 PST

WHO is the executing agency for a SAICM QSP project on the feasibility of a sub-regional poisons centre in E Africa and we are looking for a consultant who can carry out some of the project work. While the project is due to last 12 months the consultant will not need to work full time on this.The call for consultants is below and I would be very...

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Evaluation Research Position - FP/RH BPs

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:00 PST

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to conducting high quality and policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. APHRC seeks to recruit a Senior Lead for Strategic Planning & Evaluation to lead...

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MMV 10th Call for proposals

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:32:00 PST

MMV welcomes projects in the hits-to-lead stage for new families of molecules specifically addressing the key priorities of the malaria eradication agenda: transmission blocking and prevention of P. vivax relapse. Proposals for chemical series with the potential for P. falciparum chemoprevention or blood stage efficacy as a result of long-half...

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Job opportunity for a Computer Support Technician

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:45:00 PST

The Institute is looking for well trained, competent and self motivated person to fill the following vacancy in its Wide Area Network (WAN) Project: Post: Computer Support Technician Duty Station: NIMR Headquarters Contract Period: One year contract (renewable on mutual agreement) For More information click...

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List of various training/courses across the globe

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:06:00 PST

Costa Rica: Indigenous People’s Rights in the Field – University for Peace 06 Aug 2012 – 12 Aug 2012 Find out more Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Field Security Management Course DRC – Centre for Safety and Development 08 Oct 2012 – 10 Oct 2012 Find out more Italy: 12th Summer Course on IHL –...

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Mainstreaming TB/HIV at AIDS 2012, Washington DC, USA, 22-27 July 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:17:00 PST

The International AIDS Conference is one of the largest HIV stakeholder gatherings that brings together advocates, civil society, journalists, people living with HIV, policymakers, researchers, technical and funding agencies and many more. The XIX International AIDS Conference this year will be held from 22-27 July in Washington D.C. and is...

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Global Service Corps (Tanzania) is looking for a Country Director

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:50:00 PST

Country Director Job Description WORKING STATION: Arusha office STARTING DATE: No later than April 1, 2012 DURATION: Two year contract, renewable yearly thereafter. Half-time position during orientation period, transitioning into full time. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND Global Service Corps – Tanzania (GSC-TZ) is a Tanzania international...

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Fellowship Program to Produce New Generation of Conflict, Security, Development Experts in Africa

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:31:00 PST

$2.15 Million Carnegie Corporation-funded Program Awards 33 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships to Social Scientists African scholars in the social sciences are benefitting from an innovative competition that offers routes to Ph.D completion around the themes of peace, security and development. Thirty-three scholars nominated today will become Next...

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Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) – new application procedure

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:14:00 PST

ntroductionThe Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demand oriented fellowship programmes designed to foster institutional development. The NFP target group consists of mid-career professionals who are already in employment. Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) – new application procedureStarting 2011 NFP will change its...

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International Students Scholarships and Financial Aid, Texas A&M University, USA

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:43:00 PST

International students may apply for grants and scholarships if they have demonstrated financial need. Financial need itself does not guarantee that a student will receive a grant or a scholarship. Awards are not designed to meet the student’s entire financial need. They are designed to supplement the student’s other financial...

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Commonwealth Commission/Chevning Scholarships for African Human Rights Advocates

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:42:00 PST

We are pleased to announce that the deadline for applications to the above scholarship scheme has now been extended until Friday 30 March 2012 (from 30 November 2011). The five scholarships provide fully funded opportunities for part-time postgraduate study in international human rights law at the University of Oxford, starting September 2012....

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Eira Francis Davies Scholarship

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:41:00 PST

As a female student ordinarily resident in a developing country you may be eligible to apply for the Eira Francis Davies Scholarship. Through a generous donation from an individual, Swansea University is able to offer female students from a developing country a scholarship to cover the cost of course fees. You must show strong academic ability and...

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Invitation to Tanzanian Students to apply to the Google Student Ambassador Program

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:19:00 PST

Apply to be a Google Student Ambassador Google Ambassador Program Are you thrilled by new technology? Do you love Google products? Do you want to bring new opportunities to your school and peers? Do your friends say you're a natural leader? If so, the Google Student Ambassador program may be perfect for you! Through the Student Ambassador...

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AHRC (UK) PhD Scholarships at the Dept. of History, University of Hull, UK

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:28:00 PST

2 AHRC-Funded PhD Studentship in History, University of Hull The History Departments at the Universities of Hull and Huddersfield invite high-quality proposals from applicants for two AHRC-funded PhD studentships tenable for three years from 1 October 2012. One award will be held at Hull and the other at Huddersfield, with optional access to...

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2012 International Fellowships Programme for Women

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:15:00 PST

The Japanese Association of University Women takes pleasure in announcing its 2012 International Fellowships Programme for women who are carrying out or would like to carry out independent research or advanced study at the post-graduate level in Japan. The period of the award will be for 3-6 months within the period 15 September 2012 to 31 March...

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Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Global History of Medicine Brown University

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:04:00 PST

Global History of Medicine Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012-14 Cogut Center for the Humanities and History Department Brown University The Cogut Center and Department of History at Brown University invite applications for a two-year Mellon post-doctoral fellowship in the Global History of Medicine. The field is defined as any sub-set of the...

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